Super Bowl-winning quarterback Mark Rypien is the lead plaintiff of a class-action lawsuit filed against the NFL. Rypien, along with 125 other former players, are all suing the league over "repeated traumatic injuries to the head" suffered during their careers, The Washington Times reports.

The suit, which was filed U.S. district court in Pennsylvania last Friday, alleges the NFL misinformed and misled the players in regards to the consequences of head injuries, including significant brain damage. More specifically, Rypien and his fellow plaintiffs are seeking reparations as they still battle “various neurological conditions and symptoms related to the multiple head traumas.”

Rypien was quarterback for the Redskins' Super Bowl XXII victory. He played for the Browns in 1994, starting 3 games.

The other notable names in the lawsuit, per the Times, are two former first-round picks in the NFL Draft—quarterback Todd Marinovich, by the Oakland Raiders; and lineman Tony Mandarich, by the Green Bay Packers.

Although there have been numerous suits filed against the NFL over head injuries, this latest class-action motion comes on the heels of the league's latest crackdown on hard hits.

The league came down hard with its harsh penalties delivered to the New Orleans Saints, who went far over the line with their pay-to-injure bounty policy under former defensive coordinator Gregg Williams.

Rypien led the Redskins to a victory in the January 1992 NFL championship game, receiving MVP honors in a 37-24 victory over the Buffalo Bills. He played with five NFL teams from 1988-2001, playing his final game in the league in the 2001 season.

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